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The Unlucky Mother of Aquiles Maldonado
- Author
- T. C. Boyle
- Narrator
- T. C. Boyle
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 15 November 2013
- Run Time
- 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This short story from the collection Wild Child was originally published in Playboy.
Marita Vallalba is revered in her Venezuelan village, and not just because her son, Aquiles Maldonado, is a big league baseball player in the United States. In fact, it is because of her son and his multimillion-dollar contract that has been splashed across the Venezuelan newspapers that she is kidnapped and held for ransom. Upon returning home, Aquiles is advised against paying the ransom, but he is prepared to go to any lengths to get his mother back.
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Details
- Author
- T. C. Boyle
- Narrator
- T. C. Boyle
- Duration
- 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 November 2013
- ISBN
- 9781483087788
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
This short story from the collection Wild Child was originally published in Playboy.Marita Vallalba is revered in her Venezuelan village, and not just because her son, Aquiles Maldonado, is a big league baseball player in the United States. In fact, it is because of her son and his multimillion-dollar contract that has been splashed across the Venezuelan newspapers that she is kidnapped and held for ransom. Upon returning home, Aquiles is advised against paying the ransom, but he is prepared to go to any lengths to get his mother back.
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